Night-flowering Jasmine
Common names: Night flowering jasmine, Coral Jasmine,Sewali, Shefali, Paarijaat
The fragrant flowers bloom at dusk and fall to the earth at dawn.
Extracts of the seeds, flowers and leaves possesses immunostimulant, hepatoprotective, antileishmanial, antiviral and antifungal activities in vitro.
The leaves have been used in Ayurvedic medicine for sciatica, arthritis, fevers, and various painful conditions and as laxative.
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Hydrogen Bombs
Mexican Butterfly Weed
Binomial Name: Asclepias curassavica
Common Names: Mexican Butterfly Weed, Blood-flower, Scarlet Milkweed, Tropical Milkweed
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